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Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Massachusetts

2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Massachusetts

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Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate School for You

Allied Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Massachusetts. With 773 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Massachusetts to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Allied Health Professions program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for allied health majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Our analysis found Bunker Hill Community College to be the most popular school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Massachusetts. BHCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Boston.

Of the 43 students majoring in allied health at BHCC, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#2

Laboure College

Milton, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Laboure College is a great place for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Milton, Laboure College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 29 students majoring in allied health at Laboure College, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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Massachusetts Bay Community College

Wellesley Hills, MA

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Massachusetts Bay Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health professions schools in Massachusetts. Located in the suburb of Wellesley Hills, MassBay Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 52% of the allied health majors at the school.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Greenfield Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health professions schools in Massachusetts. Greenfield Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Greenfield.

Of the 19 students majoring in allied health at Greenfield Community College, 89% are male and 11% are female.

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Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Bristol Community College is a great place for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Bristol is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Fall River.

About 86% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 14% are male.

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Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large city of Boston, MCPHS University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Springfield Technical Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, STCC is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in allied health at STCC, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Massasoit Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Located in the large suburb of Brockton, Massasoit Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Northern Essex Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health professions programs. NECC is a small public school located in the suburb of Haverhill.

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Quinsigamond Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Quinsigamond Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

Of the 11 students majoring in allied health at Quinsigamond Community College, 55% are male and 45% are female.

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Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Maine 281
Connecticut 701
Rhode Island 158
New Hampshire 112
Vermont 49

Allied Health Professions is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Allied Health Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 27,240
Physician Assistant 12,000
Radiologic Technology 10,633
Surgical Technology 7,412
Respiratory Care Therapy 6,569
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 6,160
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 4,080
Athletic Training 3,408
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 2,012
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist 1,367
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology 773
Electrocardiograph Technology/Technician 652
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist 575
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist 391
Polysomnography 233
Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist 147
Mammography Technician/Technology 109
Cardiopulmonary Technology 51
Radiation Protection/Health Physics Technician 48
Hearing Instrument Specialist 18
Orthopedic Technology 17
Gene/Genetic Therapy 10

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 88,600
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 83,587
Health Sciences & Services 36,762
Mental & Social Health Services 30,331

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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